Explore items from Melanesia

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-11. AN ABANDONED JAPANESE TRUCK FOUND ON A JUNGLE ROAD ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. THREE NATIVES OUTSIDE A FORMER JAPANESE WORKSHOP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. NATIVES TAKING OVER A FORMER JAPANESE CAMP AREA ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-14. A GRAVEYARD OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ENGINES ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-14. A SHIP WHICH WAS GROUNDED CLOSE TO THE BEACH ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND DURING WW2. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-14. A NATIVE WITH A JAPANESE BICYCLE ON A JUNGLE ROAD ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-15. A NATIVE CARRYING TWO BUCKETS ON A YOKE WITH SOME STORAGE DRUMS IN THE FOREGROUND ON A BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND BEACH. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. VIEW INTO SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL, FROM NEAR THE ENTRANCE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-18. WATCHTOWER AT THE JAPANESE INTERNMENT AREA AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. LANDING CRAFT FERRYING MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MISSING PRISONERS INVESTIGATION UNIT (MPIU) FROM SHIP TO SHORE IN SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. NEW ZEALAND SERVICE OFFICERS AND JAPANESE LIAISON PERSONNEL TALKING IN THE RABAUL AREA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. A LOCKHEED HUDSON AIRCRAFT PASSING OVER RABAUL AND SIMPSON HARBOUR. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)